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- 36C26326Q0527
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This is a Special Notice of Intent for a sole source firm fixed price contract for Nucleic Acid Processor & Analyzer Maintenance Services supporting the Iowa City VA Healthcare System. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (contracting office in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, zip code 56303) intends to award the contract to Qiagen, LLC (SAM UEI: W2GLKC92ZH73, located at 19300 Germantown Road, Germantown, Maryland 20874-1415) under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, which permits sole source procurement when only one source can satisfy agency requirements. The solicitation number is 36C26326Q0527, with a response deadline of April 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM Central Time. The NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and the Product Service Code is J066.
Market research determined that Qiagen, LLC is the sole company capable of maintaining and supporting Qiagen instrumentation for the facility, as only Qiagen Service Engineers/Field Service are certified by Qiagen to repair, qualify, calibrate, upgrade, maintain, and relocate the equipment. Qiagen has declared that any repairs or maintenance performed by unauthorized parties will immediately void all warranties and service agreements. Additionally, only Qiagen manufactures, calibrates, certifies, and stocks the proprietary parts necessary for maintenance and repair. While this is not a competitive solicitation, interested vendors may submit a capability statement with supporting documentation demonstrating authorization from Qiagen (as an authorized reseller, dealer, or third party) to the Contracting Officer Emanuel Nevarez at emanuel.nevarez@va.gov, with the solicitation number in the subject line. The agency will review submissions solely to determine whether to conduct the procurement competitively, with the final determination at the government's sole discretion. A Statement of Work (SOW) for the Qiagen EZ1 Advanced XL Nucleic Acid Processor and Analyzers is attached to this notice.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Nucleic Acid Processor & Analyzer Maintenance Services Iowa City VA Healthcare System |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 56303 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C26326Q0527 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 04-13-2026 13:00 CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| J066 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 334516 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS |
NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 23
4801 VETERANS DRIVE
SAINT CLOUD MN 56303
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Officer Emanuel Nevarez emanuel.nevarez@va.gov
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL
URL DESCRIPTION
| AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS |
| emanuel.nevarez@va.gov |
| EMAIL DESCRIPTION |
| Contracting Officer |
DESCRIPTION
This is a Notice of Intent published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This Notice of Intent is for a proposed award of a sole source firm fixed price contract to the following contractor in support of needed Nucleic Acid Processor & Analyzer Maintenance Services to support the Iowa City VA Healthcare System.
Qiagen, LLC
SAM UEI: W2GLKC92ZH73
19300 Germantown RD Germantown, Maryland 20874-1415, United States
This is done under authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1: Only one source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
This is not a request for competitive quotes.
Market research revealed that Qiagen, LLC is the sole company that is able to maintain and support Qiagen Instrumentation for the Iowa City VA Healthcare System.
Additionally, QIAGEN Service Engineers / Field Service is the only organization certified by QIAGEN to repair, qualify, calibrate, upgrade, maintain, and move QIAGEN instrumentation. Qiagen has further declared that attempts to perform any repairs, calibration, maintenance, or moves by organizations or individuals other than QIAGEN immediately and irrevocably voids any QIAGEN warranties or service agreements. Additionally, only QIAGEN manufactures, calibrated, certifies and stocks all parts necessary for the repair, calibration, and maintenance of QIAGEN instrumentation. These specifically developed parts are not available from any other source or vendor.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this service is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and the Product Service Code (PSC) is J065 (Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment – Instruments and Laboratory Equipment).
While this synopsis does not constitute a solicitation, interested vendors may identify their interest and capability to satisfy the requirement, including documentation from the proprietary rights holder Qiagen, LLC that such contractor could provide this service as an authorized reseller, authorized dealer or third party.
All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency by e-mailing such statement and supporting documentation to Emanuel Nevarez, Contracting Officer emanuel.nevarez@va.gov. No phone calls please. Please indicate “36C26326Q0527 Nucleic Acid Processor & Analyzer Maintenance Services” in subject line of e-mail.
Such documentation will be reviewed solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government under authorities cited above.
See Attached Statement of Work (SOW)
See attached document: P09 Final SOW - Qiagen EZ1 Advanced XL Nucleic Acid Processor and Analyzers.
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